OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Well ladies and gents for the first time in almost a year the boxes in the wardrobe are being dusted down and re-examined as (for the time being anyway!)we are now back in business.its time to get back to posting choice punk,ska,film soundtracks and everything else in between.ive got a bunch of reposts to work through first so if you'll put up with those first ,then we can begin. reposts will begin this week most likely tomorrow as i begin the first of 5 days off work!!thankyou very much to those of you who have kept visiting,downloading and occasionally leaving comments. normal service is about to resume.thanks very much for your patience.
oh yes one more thing if you have seen any dead links you would like reposting ,then please please get in touch via comments or the message box thingy further down the page.muchas gracias amigos!

The 2-tone Story - A request for Help!!!

Good morning listeners.Im looking for help from someone in tracking this down.what im after specifically is the "live" side of this album.when originally released it was on double vinyl and cassette which was split between studio tracks on one part and live tracks on the other.ive seen it for sale on amazon and id have no problem buying it but the version there doesnt include all the live tracks from the original release.if someone could point me in the direction of the live stuff that would be great and id be very grateful. thanks for reading and i hope you can help.

Visitor 1,000,000 -Coming Soon

wow. i really dont pay attention to any of these stats on the blog but mrs. gobshyte just pointed out to me that ive had nearly 1 million visits to the blog.with the rate of over 1000 visits a day its probably about 9 0r days till i hit the magic million.Happy days.any suggestions as to what to post to celebrate this?thanks very much and keep visiting.visit twice a day if you like.cheers!

Happy Birthday Blog

just realised the blog celebrated its 4th birthday a few weeks ago.never thought id make it 1 month but 4 years?anyway its been a blast so far and i hope i can(gobby junior and work permitting!!)keep going for more.thanks to all for visiting,leaving comments,nicking posts and then reposting them elsewhere,making requests,sending links,cd's,dvds,concert tickets and other assorted bits of tat(!)through the post,ive loved all of it.please keep sending stuff (posters ,flyers badges and tshirts would be nice!!)as we raise a glass or two to another 4 years.

If anybody who has a band or label wants a bit of free publicity please feel free to send cd's demos,stickers etc to me (a postal address can be provided)and i will post them,give them as prizes in competitions(now theres an idea!),as i think its about time to move part of the blog in a new direction and try and help in whatever way i can to promoting new music,bands and venues.ive been thinking about doing this for a while and i think with your help we can really do something brilliant.thanks for visting and leave comments letting me know what you think!

p.s thanks to judge Fredd at http://thebeeftheoriginalandthecover.blogspot.co.uk/for inspiring me to start a blog in the first place.merci monsieur

The Specials - Ally Pally 2011

Good evening listeners and welcome back after far too long an absence to another stonking live offering from Coventrys favourites The Specials. This offering comes from my own copy of the c.d but unfortunately i dont know to make eye toons import artwork and still cant operate my wifes scanner so you will have to put up with this random band picture i got from the web somewhere.its a brilliant show which was a great one to be at for me especially as they played my favourite track 'guns of navarone' which i have waited over 30 years to hear/see performed live.ive been to other gigs on this reunion tour but they never played it until now.it was also great to hear tracks from 'more specials' live as well.anyhoo i really hope you enjoy this live offering as a first posting in months.over the next few days i will get round to working my way through reposts etc and posting a whole bunch of new stuff.so as you know by now all that remains to be done is listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

new link :http://www.mediafire.com/?mv3nn99vk9w793c

The Specials - Santa Cruz

ok here we go with the second test post to find a reliable host for files blah blah blah.the feedback on the last test post was quite mixed with some saying go for mediafire and others seeming quite happy with fileserve.anyway try this and let me know what you think.listen enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks
http://www.mediafire.com/?5h28kl40tecndgx

Important announcement No.2

Greetings everyone in Interweb land.Well the wait is almost over,i finally found an ISP who believes me when i told them my new address exists (seriously i had 3 who said the address didnt exist,i shit you not!).Anyhoo the one that believed me says i should have a connection within 10 days so then its straight back to posting.Ive got something very SPECIAL for the first post back,one thats had me dancing like a loony round the flat since i got it. Ive got more Clash related shenanigans to post, some Peel session reposts, more requests for the clash to be reposted, joe strummer live shows and much much more.anyway ive also got the news that Gobshyte junior will be arriving into this world on thursday the 24th of this month but thats another story.so ill be back on the air soon and looking forward to providing you with more quality music.Thanks for waiting!